31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.115 - Notification, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements

(a) Except as specifically authorized by the department in the provisions of a permit, no person shall trap, transport, or release a game animal or game bird under a permit authorized by this subchapter unless that person has notified the department not less than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours prior to each instance of trapping, transportation, or release. Notification shall be by email to the Law Enforcement Communications Center in Austin, and shall consist of:

(1) in the case of trapping or transport, the supervisory permittee's name, permit number, and the date(s) that the trapping or transport will occur; and

(2) in the case of release, the date, time, and specific location of the release.

(b) A supervisory permittee shall maintain and furnish upon request by a department employee acting within the scope of official duties a current daily activity log containing:

(1) the number of game animals or game birds trapped;

(2) the sex of game animals or game birds trapped;

(3) the locations where game animals or game birds were trapped and released or processed;

(4) the dates when trapping occurred;

(5) the trapping methods used;

(6) any mortality incurred during the permitted activity and the disposition of carcasses; and

(7) any completed financial disclosure forms required by subsection (d) of this section.

(c) The supervisory permittee shall file a report on a form provided by the department not later than 30 days following the expiration date of the permit. The report shall include, at a minimum:

(1) the number of game animals or game birds trapped;

(2) the sex of game animals or game birds trapped;

(3) the locations where game animals or game birds were trapped and released or processed;

(4) the dates when trapping occurred;

(5) the trapping methods used;

(6) any mortality incurred during the permitted activity and the disposition of carcasses; and

(7) the completed financial disclosure forms required by subsection (d) of this section.

(d) Upon the completion of trapping activities authorized by a permit under this subchapter, the supervisory permittee shall complete and sign a department-supplied financial disclosure form. The form shall also be signed by the landowner of the trap site (or a full-time employee of the landowner who is authorized to act on the landowner's behalf) prior to the transport of any game animal or game bird. Upon the release or delivery to a processing facility of the game animals or game birds, the form shall be signed by the owner of the release site or processing facility (or a full-time employee of the landowner who is authorized to act on the landowner's behalf or an authorized representative of the processing facility). In the instance that a permit authorizes multiple release sites or processing facilities, a separate department-supplied financial disclosure form shall be required for each trap site/release site or processing facility combination. The form shall be supplied by the department to the supervisory permittee and shall be retained as provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(e) All game animals or game birds that die as a result or in the course of activities conducted under a permit issued under authority of this subchapter shall be kept in an edible condition until disposed of by one of the following methods:

(1) documented donation to charitable organizations, public hospitals, orphanages, or indigent persons;

(2) documented transfer or donation to other persons authorized to receive such specimens under a license or permit issued by the department; or

(3) special disposition as prescribed in writing by the department.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.115

The provisions of this §65.115 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9569; amended to be effective November 7, 2000, 25 TexReg 10922; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9079; amended to be effective August 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 4998; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 10, March 5, 2021, TexReg 1496, eff. 3/14/2021